Postcode sector · Wirral
Crime in CH46 3
How much crime is recorded in CH46 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,741 (2024)
CH46 3Postcode sector · Wirral
How safe is CH46 3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH46 3, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CH46 3National
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Public order4.54.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary2.89.1
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.